The Collateral. Upon the Collateral Release Date, the Agent shall terminate and release all Liens securing the Obligations and Hedging Liability. Prior to the Collateral Release Date, the Obligations and Hedging Liability (i) of the U.S. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and other personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.), together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and all proceeds of the foregoing, and (ii) of the U.K. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers, U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors, together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers, the U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and all proceeds of the foregoing; provided however that unless and until the Required Lenders otherwise elect: (x) the Borrowers and the Guarantors shall not be required to note the Agent’s Lien on any certificate of title issued for a vehicle or to perfect a Lien on fixtures, and (y) no Guarantor, the fair market value of whose assets aggregate less than $5,000,000 shall be required to grant Liens on its assets to the Agent, further provided that: (i) Liens on (a) any contract (or modification thereof) (a “Contract”) to which any Guarantor is a party (“Contractor”), the performance of which is guaranteed by any bond, undertaking, instrument of guarantee or any continuation, extension, alteration, renewal or substitution thereof, executed by any bonding company of a Contractor; (b) any subcontract or purchase order and against any legal entity and its bonding company which has contracted with a Contractor to furnish labor, materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with any Contract; (c) monies, Contract balances, due or to become due any Contractor on any Contract, including all monies earned or unearned which are unpaid at the time of notification by a bonding company to the obligee of the bonding company’s rights under any agreement of indemnity with a Contractor; (d) any actions, causes of action, claims or demands whatsoever which a Contractor may have or acquire against any party to a Contract or arising out of or in connection with any Contract, including but not limited to those against obligees and design professionals any bonding company or bonding companies of any obligee; (e) any and all rights, title, interest in, or use of any patent, copyright or trade secret which is or may be necessary for the completion of any bonded work; (f) all monies due or to become due to a Contractor on any policy of insurance relating to any claims arising out of the performance of any Contract or to premium refunds, including, but not limited to, builders risk, fire, employee dishonesty or workers’ compensation policies; (g) all supplies, tools, plants, material, inventory, and equipment (whether completely manufactured or not), wherever located, which have been or hereafter may be purchased, used, or acquired for use, entirely or partly, in connection with -30- or to be incorporated into the matter that is the subject of any Contract; (h) all amounts that may be owing from time to time by a bonding company to a Contractor or any Guarantor in any capacity including, without limitation, any balance or share belonging to such Contractor or Guarantor or any deposit or other account with a bonding company; and (i) other assets required by bonding companies to be collateral in connection with their issuance of payment and/or performance bonds, may in each case be subject to prior Liens in favor of bonding companies to secure obligations in connection with such payment and performance bonds, in each case to the extent such bonds are permitted hereunder; (ii) no Lien need be granted on any asset subject to a lien permitted by Section 7.11(e), (i), (l) (as to Liens on fixed assets only), (m) or (n); (iii) no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or on the capital stock or assets of a corporation identified on Schedule 5.2 as a designated Foreign Subsidiary; (iv) Liens granted shall be subject and may be subordinate to Liens permitted by Section 7.11 hereof; (v) Liens need not be perfected by possession or control (but may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement) on (A) notes receivable having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 in the aggregate, (B) bonds or notes pledged to the City of New York in lieu of retainage or (C) on equity securities (other than capital stock of Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent required hereby) having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 in the aggregate; (vi) no Lien need be granted on any contract, license, permit or franchise, that validly prohibits the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in favor of the Agent of a security interest in such contract, license, permit or franchise (or in any rights or property obtained by such Person under such contract, license, permit or franchise); (vii) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that any valid and enforceable law or regulation applicable to such rights or property prohibits the creation of a security interest therein; (viii) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that such rights or property secure purchase money financing therefor permitted by this Credit Agreement and the agreements providing such purchase money financing prohibit the creation of a further security interest therein; and (ix) Liens on deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity accounts maintained by the Borrowers and the Guarantors need not be perfected by entering into a control agreement or otherwise. The Borrowers agree that they will, and will cause the Guarantors to, from time to time at the request of the Agent or the Required Lenders execute and deliver such documents, security agreements, assignments, pledges, hypothecs or charges and do such acts and things as the Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request in order to provide for or perfect such Liens on the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Collateral owned by the U.K. Subsidiaries, EMCOR International Inc. and any other CFC whose assets are included as part of the Collateral (including without limitation equity interests in other U.K. Subsidiaries) shall secure solely the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.K. Subsidiaries and any CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and not the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of the capital stock of each U.K. Subsidiary, EMCOR International Inc. and any other CFC owned by the Company or a U.S. Subsidiary and constituting Collateral in excess of 65% of the total issued and outstanding capital stock of such Subsidiary (herein, the “Excess Stock Collateral”) shall secure only the indebtedness liabilities and obligations of U.K. Subsidiaries and/or any other CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In no event shall the Excess Stock Collateral secure the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers or the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of a captive insurance company or captive surety company if the granting of such Lien would violate applicable law or require the consent of any applicable regulatory body.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (EMCOR Group, Inc.)
The Collateral. Upon the Collateral Release Date, the Agent shall terminate and release all Liens securing the The Obligations and Hedging Liability. Prior to the Collateral Release Date, the Obligations and Hedging Liability (i) of the U.S. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and other personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) goods of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) andincluding, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.the Guarantors), together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and all proceeds of the foregoing, and (ii) of the U.K. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers, U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors, together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers, the U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and all proceeds of the foregoing; provided however that unless and until the Required Lenders otherwise elect: elect (xi) the Borrowers and the Guarantors shall not be required to note the Agent’s 's Lien on any certificate of title issued for a vehicle or to perfect a Lien on fixtures, fixtures or on inventory or equipment temporarily located at job sites outside of the jurisdiction where its chief executive office is located and (yii) no Guarantor, the fair market value of whose assets aggregate less than $5,000,000 250,000 shall be required to grant Liens on its assets to the Agent, further provided that:
that (i) Liens on (a) any contract (or modification thereof) (a “Contract”) to which any Guarantor is a party (“Contractor”), the performance of which is guaranteed by any bond, undertaking, instrument of guarantee or any continuation, extension, alteration, renewal or substitution thereof, executed by any bonding company of a Contractor; (b) any subcontract or purchase order and against any legal entity and its bonding company which has contracted with a Contractor to furnish labor, materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with any Contract; (c) monies, Contract balances, due or to become due any Contractor on any Contract, including all monies earned or unearned which are unpaid at the time of notification by a bonding company to the obligee those accounts receivable arising under contracts of the bonding company’s rights under any agreement of indemnity with a Contractor; (d) any actionsGuarantors for which Seaboard Surety Company and/or its Affiliates or London Guarantee Insurance Company and/or its Affiliates or Reliance Insurance Company and/or its Affiliates have provided payment and/or performance bonds and on inventory and materials and equipment purchased for, causes of action, claims or demands whatsoever which a Contractor may have or acquire against any party to a Contract or arising out of or in connection with any Contract, including but not limited to those against obligees and design professionals any bonding company or bonding companies of any obligee; (e) any and all rights, title, interest installed in, or use of any patent, copyright or trade secret which is or may be necessary for the completion of any bonded work; (f) all monies due or to become due to a Contractor on any policy of insurance relating allocated to any claims arising out of the performance of any Contract or to premium refunds, including, but not limited to, builders risk, fire, employee dishonesty or workers’ compensation policies; (g) all supplies, tools, plants, material, inventory, and equipment (whether completely manufactured or not), wherever located, which have been or hereafter may be purchased, used, or acquired for use, entirely or partly, in connection with -30- or to be incorporated into the matter that is the subject of any Contract; (h) all amounts that may be owing from time to time by a bonding company to a Contractor or any Guarantor in any capacity including, without limitation, any balance or share belonging to such Contractor or Guarantor or any deposit or other account with a bonding company; and (i) other assets required by bonding companies to be collateral in connection with their issuance of payment and/or performance bondscontracts, may in each case be subject to prior Liens in favor of bonding companies Seaboard Surety Company and/or its Affiliates, London Guarantee Insurance Company and/or its Affiliates and Reliance Insurance Company and/or its Affiliates to secure obligations in connection with such payment and performance bonds, in each case to the extent such bonds are permitted hereunder;
(ii) no Lien need be granted on any asset subject to a lien permitted by Section 7.11(e), (i), (j), (k), (l) (as to Liens on fixed assets only), (m) or (n) (insofar as (n) relates to the extension, renewal or replacement of a Lien permitted by the subsections of Section 7.11 identified in this clause (ii);
), or (o), (iii) no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or on the capital stock or assets of a corporation identified on Schedule 5.2 as a designated Designated Foreign Subsidiary;
Restricted Subsidiaries, (iv) Liens need not be granted shall on the stock of the Canadian Subsidiaries or Drake & ▇▇▇▇▇ Engineering (North) Ltd. or Drake & ▇▇▇▇▇ Engineering (South) Ltd., and the Canadian Subsidiaries and Drake & ▇▇▇▇▇ Engineering (North) Ltd. and Drake & ▇▇▇▇▇ Engineering (South) Ltd. need not ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇ on their assets prior to February 28, 1999 and the Liens so granted on the assets of the Canadian Subsidiaries may be subject and may be subordinate to Liens permitted by Section 7.11(f) hereof, (vi) no Liens need be granted on real property unless and until the Required Lenders so require, (vii) Liens granted may be subject to Liens permitted by clauses (a), (b), (c) and (h) of Section 7.11 hereof;
, (vviii) Liens need not be perfected by possession or control (but may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement) on (A) notes receivable having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 1,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 5,000,000 in the aggregate, (B) aggregate or on bonds or notes of the City of New York pledged to the City of New York in lieu of retainage or and (Cix) Liens need not be perfected on equity securities (other than capital stock of Restricted Subsidiaries required to be pledged by the extent required herebyother provisions of this Section 4.1) having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 1,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 5,000,000 in the aggregate;
(vi) no Lien need be granted on any contract, license, permit or franchise, that validly prohibits the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in favor of the Agent of a security interest in such contract, license, permit or franchise (or in any rights or property obtained by such Person under such contract, license, permit or franchise);
(vii) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that any valid and enforceable law or regulation applicable to such rights or property prohibits the creation of a security interest therein;
(viii) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that such rights or property secure purchase money financing therefor permitted by this Credit Agreement and the agreements providing such purchase money financing prohibit the creation of a further security interest therein; and
(ix) Liens on deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity accounts maintained by the Borrowers and the Guarantors need not be perfected by entering into a control agreement or otherwise. The Borrowers agree that they will, and will cause the Guarantors to, from time to time at the request of the Agent or the Required Lenders execute and deliver such documents, security agreements, assignments, pledges, hypothecs or charges documents and do such acts and things as the Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request in order to provide for or perfect such Liens on the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Collateral owned by the U.K. Subsidiaries, EMCOR International Inc. and any other CFC whose assets are included as part of the Collateral (including without limitation equity interests in other U.K. Subsidiaries) shall secure solely the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.K. Subsidiaries and any CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and not the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of the capital stock of each U.K. Subsidiary, EMCOR International Inc. and any other CFC owned by the Company or a U.S. Subsidiary and constituting Collateral in excess of 65% of the total issued and outstanding capital stock of such Subsidiary (herein, the “Excess Stock Collateral”) shall secure only the indebtedness liabilities and obligations of U.K. Subsidiaries and/or any other CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In no event shall the Excess Stock Collateral secure the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers or the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of a captive insurance company or captive surety company if the granting of such Lien would violate applicable law or require the consent of any applicable regulatory body.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Emcor Group Inc)
The Collateral. Upon the Collateral Release Date, the Agent shall terminate and release all Liens securing the Obligations and Hedging Liability. Prior to the Collateral Release Date, the The Obligations and Hedging Liability (i) of the U.S. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and other personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.)Guarantors, together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and all proceeds of the foregoing, and (ii) of the U.K. Borrowers and the Canadian Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers, U.K. Borrowers, the Canadian Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors, the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Canadian Subsidiaries which are Guarantors, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors, together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers, the U.K. Borrowers, the Canadian Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors, the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Canadian Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and all proceeds of the foregoing; provided however that unless and until the Required Lenders otherwise elect: ; (xi) the Borrowers and the Guarantors shall not be required to note the Agent’s Lien on any certificate of title issued for a vehicle or to perfect a Lien on fixtures, fixtures and (yii) no Guarantor, the fair market value of whose assets aggregate less than $5,000,000 1,000,000 shall be required to grant Liens on its assets to the Agent, further provided that:
(i) Liens on (a) any contract (or modification thereof) (a “Contract”) to which any Guarantor is a party (“Contractor”), the performance of which is guaranteed by any bond, undertaking, instrument of guarantee or any continuation, extension, alteration, renewal or substitution thereof, executed by any bonding company of a Contractor; (b) any subcontract or purchase order and against any legal entity and its bonding company which has contracted with a Contractor to furnish labor, materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with any Contract; (c) monies, Contract balances, due or to become due any Contractor on any Contract, including all monies earned or unearned which are unpaid at the time of notification by a bonding company to the obligee of the bonding company’s rights under any agreement of indemnity with a Contractor; (d) any actions, causes of action, claims or demands whatsoever which a Contractor may have or acquire against any party to a Contract or arising out of or in connection with any Contract, including but not limited to those against obligees and design professionals any bonding company or bonding binding companies of any obligee; (e) any and all rights, title, interest in, or use of any patent, copyright or trade secret which is or may be necessary for the completion of any bonded work; (f) all monies due or to become due to a Contractor on any policy of insurance relating to any claims arising out of the performance of any Contract or to premium refunds, including, but not limited to, builders risk, fire, employee dishonesty or workers’ compensation policies; (g) all supplies, tools, plants, material, inventory, and equipment (whether completely manufactured or not), wherever located, which have been or hereafter may be purchased, used, or acquired for use, entirely or partly, in connection with -30- or to be incorporated into the matter that is the subject of any Contract; and (h) all amounts that may be owing from time to time by a bonding company to a Contractor or any Guarantor in any capacity including, without limitation, any balance or share belonging to such Contractor or Guarantor or any deposit or other account with a bonding company; and (i) other assets required by bonding companies to be collateral in connection with their issuance of payment and/or performance bonds, may in each case be subject to prior Liens in favor of bonding companies to secure obligations in connection with such payment and performance bonds, in each case to the extent such bonds are permitted hereunder;
(ii) no Lien need be granted on any asset subject to a lien permitted by Section 7.11(e), (i), (l) (as to Liens on fixed assets only), (m) or (nm);
(iii) no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or on the capital stock or assets of a corporation identified on Schedule 5.2 as a designated Foreign Subsidiaryforeign subsidiary;
(iv) no Liens need be granted on real property unless and until the Required Lenders so require;
(v) Liens granted shall may be subject and may be subordinate to Liens permitted by clauses (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (h), (j), (k), (n), and (o) of Section 7.11 hereof;
(vvi) Liens need not be perfected by possession or control (but may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement) on (A) notes receivable having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 2,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 10,000,000 in the aggregate, (B) aggregate or on bonds or notes pledged to the City of New York in lieu of retainage retainage;
(vii) Liens need not be perfected by possession or control (Cbut may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement) on equity securities (other than capital stock of Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent required hereby) having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 1,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 5,000,000 in the aggregate;
(viviii) no Lien lien need be granted on any contract, license, permit or franchise, that validly prohibits the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in favor of the Agent of a security interest in such contract, license, permit or franchise (or in any rights or property obtained by such Person under such contract, license, permit or franchise);
(viiix) no Lien lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that any valid and enforceable law or regulation applicable to such rights or property prohibits the creation of a security interest therein;
(viiix) no Lien lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that such rights or property secure purchase money financing therefor permitted by this Credit Agreement and the agreements providing such purchase money financing prohibit the creation of a further security interest therein; and
(ixxi) Liens on deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity payroll accounts maintained by the Borrowers and the Guarantors need not be perfected by entering into a control agreement or otherwiseprovided the total amount on deposit at any time does not exceed the then current amount of their payroll obligations. The Borrowers agree that they will, and will cause the Guarantors to, from time to time at the request of the Agent or the Required Lenders execute and deliver such documents, security agreements, assignments, pledges, hypothecs or charges and do such acts and things as the Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request in order to provide for or perfect such Liens on the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Collateral owned by the U.K. Subsidiaries, EMCOR International Inc. Subsidiaries and the Canadian Subsidiaries and any other CFC Controlled Foreign Corporation (“CFC”) as such term is defined a Section 957 of the Code whose assets are included as part of the Collateral (including without limitation equity interests in other U.K. Subsidiaries and Canadian Subsidiaries) shall secure solely the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.K. Subsidiaries, the Canadian Subsidiaries and any CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and not the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of the capital stock of each U.K. Subsidiary, EMCOR International Inc. Canadian Subsidiary and any other CFC owned by the Company or a U.S. Subsidiary Corporation and constituting Collateral in excess of 65% of the total issued and outstanding capital stock of such Subsidiary (herein, the “Excess Stock Collateral”) shall secure only the indebtedness liabilities and obligations of the Canadian Subsidiaries, U.K. Subsidiaries and/or any other CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In no event shall the Excess Stock Collateral secure the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers or the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of a captive insurance company or captive surety company if the granting of such Lien would violate applicable law or require the consent of any applicable regulatory body.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Emcor Group Inc)
The Collateral. Upon the Collateral Release Date, the Agent shall terminate and release all Liens securing the Obligations and Hedging Liability. Prior to the Collateral Release Date, the Obligations and Hedging Liability (i) of the U.S. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and other personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.), together with -27- all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and all proceeds of the foregoing, and (ii) of the U.K. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers, U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors, together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers, the U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and all proceeds of the foregoing; provided however that unless and until the Required Lenders otherwise elect: (x) the Borrowers and the Guarantors shall not be required to note the Agent’s Lien on any certificate of title issued for a vehicle or to perfect a Lien on fixtures, and (y) no Guarantor, the fair market value of whose assets aggregate less than $5,000,000 1,000,000 shall be required to grant Liens on its assets to the Agent, further provided that:
(i) Liens on (a) any contract (or modification thereof) (a “Contract”) to which any Guarantor is a party (“Contractor”), the performance of which is guaranteed by any bond, undertaking, instrument of guarantee or any continuation, extension, alteration, renewal or substitution thereof, executed by any bonding company of a Contractor; (b) any subcontract or purchase order and against any legal entity and its bonding company which has contracted with a Contractor to furnish labor, materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with any Contract; (c) monies, Contract balances, due or to become due any Contractor on any Contract, including all monies earned or unearned which are unpaid at the time of notification by a bonding company to the obligee of the bonding company’s rights under any agreement of indemnity with a Contractor; (d) any actions, causes of action, claims or demands whatsoever which a Contractor may have or acquire against any party to a Contract or arising out of or in connection with any Contract, including but not limited to those against obligees and design professionals any bonding company or bonding companies of any obligee; (e) any and all rights, title, interest in, or use of any patent, copyright or trade secret which is or may be necessary for the completion of any bonded work; (f) all monies due or to become due to a Contractor on any policy of insurance relating to any claims arising out of the performance of any Contract or to premium refunds, including, but not limited to, builders risk, fire, employee dishonesty or workers’ compensation policies; (g) all supplies, tools, plants, material, inventory, and equipment (whether completely manufactured or not), wherever located, which have been or hereafter may be purchased, used, or acquired for use, entirely or partly, in connection with -30- or to be incorporated into the matter that is the subject of any Contract; (h) all amounts that may be owing from time to time by a bonding company to a Contractor or any Guarantor in any capacity including, without limitation, any balance or share belonging to such Contractor or Guarantor or any deposit or other account with a bonding company; and (i) other assets required by bonding companies to be collateral in connection with their issuance of payment and/or performance bonds, may in each case be subject to prior Liens in favor of bonding companies to secure obligations in connection with such payment and performance bonds, in each case to the extent such bonds are permitted hereunder;
(ii) no Lien need be granted on any asset subject to a lien permitted by Section 7.11(e), (i), (l) (as to Liens on fixed assets only), (m) or (n);
(iii) no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or on the capital stock or assets of a corporation identified on Schedule 5.2 as a designated Foreign Subsidiary;
(iv) Liens granted shall be subject and may be subordinate to Liens permitted by Section Sections 7.11 hereof;
(v) Liens need not be perfected by possession or control (but may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement) on (A) notes receivable having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 2,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 10,000,000 in the aggregate, (B) bonds B)bonds or notes pledged to the City of New York in lieu of retainage or (C) on equity securities (other than capital stock of Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent required hereby) having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 2,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 10,000,000 in the aggregate;
(vi) no Lien need be granted on any contract, license, permit or franchise, that validly prohibits the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in favor of the Agent of a security interest in such contract, license, permit or franchise (or in any rights or property obtained by such Person under such contract, license, permit or franchise);
(vii) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that any valid and enforceable law or regulation applicable to such rights or property prohibits the creation of a security interest therein;
(viii) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that such rights or property secure purchase money financing therefor permitted by this Credit Agreement and the agreements providing such purchase money financing prohibit the creation of a further security interest therein; and
(ix) Liens on deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity accounts maintained by the Borrowers and the Guarantors need not be perfected by entering into a control agreement or otherwise. The Borrowers agree that they will, and will cause the Guarantors to, from time to time at the request of the Agent or the Required Lenders execute and deliver such documents, security agreements, assignments, pledges, hypothecs or charges and do such acts and things as the Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request in order to provide for or perfect such Liens on the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Collateral owned by the U.K. Subsidiaries, EMCOR International Inc. and any other CFC whose assets are included as part of the Collateral (including without limitation equity interests in other U.K. Subsidiaries) shall secure solely the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.K. Subsidiaries and any CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and not the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers and the -29- U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of the capital stock of each U.K. Subsidiary, EMCOR International Inc. and any other CFC owned by the Company or a U.S. Subsidiary and constituting Collateral in excess of 65% of the total issued and outstanding capital stock of such Subsidiary (herein, the “Excess Stock Collateral”) shall secure only the indebtedness liabilities and obligations of U.K. Subsidiaries and/or any other CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In no event shall the Excess Stock Collateral secure the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers or the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of a captive insurance company or captive surety company if the granting of such Lien would violate applicable law or require the consent of any applicable regulatory body.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Emcor Group Inc)
The Collateral. Upon the Collateral Release Date, the Agent shall terminate and release all Liens securing the The Obligations and Hedging Liability. Prior to the Collateral Release Date, the Obligations and Hedging Liability (i) of the U.S. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first priority Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and other personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) Property of the U.S. Borrowers Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.), together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and all proceeds of the foregoing, and (ii) of the U.K. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers, U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors, together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers, the U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and all proceeds of the foregoing; provided however that unless and until the Required Lenders otherwise elect: (x) the Borrowers and the Guarantors shall not be required to note the Agent’s Lien on any certificate of title issued for a vehicle Insurance Subsidiary or to perfect a Lien on fixtures, and (y) no Guarantor, the fair market value of whose assets aggregate less than $5,000,000 shall be required to grant Liens on its assets to the Agent, further provided that:
(i) Liens on (a) any contract (or modification thereof) (a “Contract”) to which any Guarantor is a party (“Contractor”), the performance of which is guaranteed by any bond, undertaking, instrument of guarantee or any continuation, extension, alteration, renewal or substitution thereof, executed by any bonding company of a Contractor; (b) any subcontract or purchase order and against any legal entity and its bonding company which has contracted with a Contractor to furnish labor, materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with any Contract; (c) monies, Contract balances, due or to become due any Contractor on any Contract, including all monies earned or unearned which are unpaid at the time of notification by a bonding company to the obligee of the bonding company’s rights under any agreement of indemnity with a Contractor; (d) any actions, causes of action, claims or demands whatsoever which a Contractor may have or acquire against any party to a Contract or arising out of or in connection with any Contract, including but not limited to those against obligees and design professionals any bonding company or bonding companies of any obligee; (e) any and all rights, title, interest in, or use of any patent, copyright or trade secret which is or may be necessary for the completion of any bonded work; (f) all monies due or to become due to a Contractor on any policy of insurance relating to any claims arising out of the performance of any Contract or to premium refunds, including, but not limited to, builders risk, fire, employee dishonesty or workers’ compensation policies; (g) all supplies, tools, plants, material, inventory, and equipment (whether completely manufactured or not), wherever located, which have been or hereafter may be purchased, used, or acquired for use, entirely or partly, in connection with -30- or to be incorporated into the matter that is the subject of any Contract; (h) all amounts that may be owing from time to time by a bonding company to a Contractor or any Guarantor in any capacity including, without limitation, any balance or share belonging to such Contractor or Guarantor or any deposit or other account with a bonding company; and (i) other assets required by bonding companies to be collateral in connection with their issuance of payment and/or performance bonds, may in each case be subject to prior Liens in favor of bonding companies to secure obligations in connection with such payment and performance bonds, in each case to the extent such bonds are permitted hereunder;
(ii) no Lien need be granted on any asset subject to a lien permitted by Section 7.11(e), (i), (l) (as to Liens on fixed assets only), (m) or (n);
(iii) no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or on the capital stock or assets equity interests of a corporation identified on Schedule 5.2 as a designated Foreign any SPV Subsidiary;
(iv) Liens granted shall be subject described in, and may be subordinate to Liens permitted by Section 7.11 hereof;
(v) Liens need not be perfected by possession or control (but may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement) on (A) notes receivable having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 in the aggregate, (B) bonds or notes pledged pursuant to the City of New York in lieu of retainage or (C) on equity securities (other than capital stock of Restricted Subsidiaries to terms of, the extent required hereby) having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 in any instance Company Security Agreement and $40,000,000 in the aggregate;
(vi) no Lien need be granted on any contract, license, permit or franchise, that validly prohibits the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest Subsidiary Security Agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of a security interest in such contract, license, permit or franchise (or in any rights or property obtained by such Person under such contract, license, permit or franchise);
(vii) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that any valid and enforceable law or regulation applicable to such rights or property prohibits the creation of a security interest therein;
(viii) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that such rights or property secure purchase money financing therefor permitted by this Credit Agreement Administrative Agent and the agreements providing such purchase money financing prohibit the creation of a further security interest therein; and
(ix) Liens on deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity accounts maintained by the Borrowers and the Guarantors need not be perfected by entering into a control agreement or otherwiseLenders. The Borrowers agree Borrower covenants and agrees that they it will, and will cause the Guarantors each of such Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all terms and conditions of each of the Collateral Documents and that it will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, at any time and from time to time time, at the request of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders Lenders, execute and deliver such documents, security agreements, assignments, pledges, hypothecs or charges instruments and documents and do such acts and things as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request in order to provide for or protect or perfect such Liens on the Lien of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything With respect to Collateral that consists of Master Collection Accounts (as defined in the Permitted Facility Intercreditor Agreement), Borrower, the SPV Subsidiaries and the other Grantors (as defined in the Security Agreement (Deposit Accounts)), pursuant to the contrary contained herein or Security Agreement (Deposit Accounts) shall grant a security interest in any other Loan Document, such Master Collection Accounts to the Collateral owned by Agent (as defined in the U.K. Subsidiaries, EMCOR International Inc. Permitted Facility Intercreditor Agreement). The rights and any other CFC whose assets are included as part remedies of the Collateral (including without limitation equity interests in other U.K. Subsidiaries) shall secure solely Agent, the indebtednessAdministrative Agent, liabilities and obligations of the U.K. Subsidiaries each Permitted Facility Agent party thereto, and any CFC hereunder additional Permitted Facility Agents under this Agreement and under any of the other Loan Documents and not shall be governed by the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations provisions of the U.S. Borrowers and Permitted Facility Intercreditor Agreement. To the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder and under extent that the provisions of the Permitted Facility Intercreditor Agreement conflict with the provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion provisions of the capital stock of each U.K. Subsidiary, EMCOR International Inc. and any other CFC owned by the Company or a U.S. Subsidiary and constituting Collateral in excess of 65% of the total issued and outstanding capital stock of such Subsidiary (herein, the “Excess Stock Collateral”) Permitted Facility Intercreditor Agreement shall secure only the indebtedness liabilities and obligations of U.K. Subsidiaries and/or any other CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In no event shall the Excess Stock Collateral secure the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers or the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of a captive insurance company or captive surety company if the granting of such Lien would violate applicable law or require the consent of any applicable regulatory bodycontrol.
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The Collateral. Upon (a) The Collateral Trustee shall have the Collateral Release Dateprivileges, the Agent shall terminate powers and release all Liens securing the Obligations immunities as set forth herein and Hedging Liability. Prior to the Collateral Release Date, the Obligations and Hedging Liability (i) of the U.S. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and other personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) . The due and punctual payment of the U.S. Borrowers principal of and interest on the Securities when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Securities, and performance of all other Security Obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors to the Securityholders, the Trustee or the Collateral Trustee under this Indenture, the Securities and the Collateral Documents, according to the terms hereunder or thereunder, are secured as provided in the Collateral Documents, which define the terms of the Liens that secure the Security Obligations, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, and provide that such Liens are at least fourth-priority Liens, subject to Permitted Liens. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby agree that the Collateral Trustee shall hold the Collateral in trust for the benefit of all of the Holders and the Trustee, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, and the Collateral Trustee is hereby authorized to execute and deliver the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.
(other than EMCOR International Inc.b) Each Holder, by its acceptance of any Securities, consents and agrees to the terms of the Collateral Documents (including the provisions providing for foreclosure and release of Collateral) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which Intercreditor Agreement, as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and this Indenture, and that it shall not be entitled to the benefits of the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or this Indenture except pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof and hereof, and each Holder irrevocably appoints the Collateral Trustee and authorizes and directs the Trustee and the Collateral Trustee to perform their respective obligations and exercise their respective rights under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance therewith, together with such powers as are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) andreasonably incidental thereto; provided, subject however, that if any of the provisions of the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement limit, qualify or conflict with the duties imposed by the provisions of the TIA, the TIA shall control. Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders distributed under the Collateral Documents, and to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Section 4.1Indenture.
(c) The Trustee and each Holder, all capital stock of all Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.)by accepting the Securities, together with all instrumentsacknowledges that, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and all proceeds of the foregoing, and (ii) of the U.K. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and personal property (as further described more fully set forth in the Collateral Documents) Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral as now or hereafter constituted shall be held for the benefit of all the Holders and the Trustee, and that the Lien of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents in respect of the U.S. Borrowers, U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors Trustee and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors, Holders is subject to and qualified and limited in all respects by the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors, together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers, the U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors Collateral Documents and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors Intercreditor Agreement and all proceeds of the foregoing; provided however that unless and until the Required Lenders otherwise elect: (x) the Borrowers and the Guarantors shall not be required to note the Agent’s Lien on any certificate of title issued for a vehicle or to perfect a Lien on fixtures, and (y) no Guarantor, the fair market value of whose assets aggregate less than $5,000,000 shall be required to grant Liens on its assets to the Agent, further provided that:
(i) Liens on (a) any contract (or modification thereof) (a “Contract”) to which any Guarantor is a party (“Contractor”), the performance of which is guaranteed by any bond, undertaking, instrument of guarantee or any continuation, extension, alteration, renewal or substitution thereof, executed by any bonding company of a Contractor; (b) any subcontract or purchase order and against any legal entity and its bonding company which has contracted with a Contractor to furnish labor, materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with any Contract; (c) monies, Contract balances, due or to become due any Contractor on any Contract, including all monies earned or unearned which are unpaid at the time of notification by a bonding company to the obligee of the bonding company’s rights under any agreement of indemnity with a Contractor; (d) any actions, causes of action, claims or demands whatsoever which a Contractor may have or acquire against any party to a Contract or arising out of or in connection with any Contract, including but not limited to those against obligees and design professionals any bonding company or bonding companies of any obligee; (e) any and all rights, title, interest in, or use of any patent, copyright or trade secret which is or may be necessary for the completion of any bonded work; (f) all monies due or to become due to a Contractor on any policy of insurance relating to any claims arising out of the performance of any Contract or to premium refunds, including, but not limited to, builders risk, fire, employee dishonesty or workers’ compensation policies; (g) all supplies, tools, plants, material, inventory, and equipment (whether completely manufactured or not), wherever located, which have been or hereafter may be purchased, used, or acquired for use, entirely or partly, in connection with -30- or to be incorporated into the matter that is the subject of any Contract; (h) all amounts actions that may be owing from time to time by a bonding company to a Contractor or any Guarantor in any capacity including, without limitation, any balance or share belonging to such Contractor or Guarantor or any deposit or other account with a bonding company; and (i) other assets required by bonding companies to be collateral in connection with their issuance of payment and/or performance bonds, may in each case be subject to prior Liens in favor of bonding companies to secure obligations in connection with such payment and performance bonds, in each case taken thereunder. The Company shall deliver to the extent such bonds are permitted hereunder;
(ii) no Lien need be granted on any asset subject to a lien permitted by Section 7.11(e), (i), (l) (as to Liens on fixed assets only), (m) or (n);
(iii) no Lien need be granted on the capital stock Trustee copies of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or on the capital stock or assets of a corporation identified on Schedule 5.2 as a designated Foreign Subsidiary;
(iv) Liens granted shall be subject and may be subordinate to Liens permitted by Section 7.11 hereof;
(v) Liens need not be perfected by possession or control (but may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement) on (A) notes receivable having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 in the aggregate, (B) bonds or notes pledged all documents delivered to the City of New York in lieu of retainage or (C) on equity securities (other than capital stock of Restricted Subsidiaries Collateral Trustee pursuant to the extent required hereby) having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 in the aggregate;
(vi) no Lien need be granted on any contract, license, permit or franchise, that validly prohibits the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in favor of the Agent of a security interest in such contract, license, permit or franchise (or in any rights or property obtained by such Person under such contract, license, permit or franchise);
(vii) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that any valid and enforceable law or regulation applicable to such rights or property prohibits the creation of a security interest therein;
(viii) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that such rights or property secure purchase money financing therefor permitted by this Credit Agreement and the agreements providing such purchase money financing prohibit the creation of a further security interest therein; and
(ix) Liens on deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity accounts maintained by the Borrowers and the Guarantors need not be perfected by entering into a control agreement or otherwise. The Borrowers agree that they willCollateral Documents, and will do or cause the Guarantors to, from time to time at the request of the Agent or the Required Lenders execute and deliver such documents, security agreements, assignments, pledges, hypothecs or charges and do be done all such acts and things as the Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request in order be required by Section 13.3, to provide for or perfect such Liens on the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything assure and confirm to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, Trustee and the Collateral owned Trustee the security interest in the Collateral contemplated hereby, by the U.K. SubsidiariesCollateral Documents or any part thereof, EMCOR International Inc. as from time to time constituted, so as to render the same available for the security and any other CFC whose assets are included as part benefit of this Indenture and of the Collateral (including without limitation equity interests in other U.K. Subsidiaries) shall secure solely Securities and Subsidiary Guarantees secured hereby, according to the indebtedness, liabilities intent and obligations of the U.K. Subsidiaries and any CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and not the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of the capital stock of each U.K. Subsidiary, EMCOR International Inc. and any other CFC owned by the Company or a U.S. Subsidiary and constituting Collateral in excess of 65% of the total issued and outstanding capital stock of such Subsidiary (herein, the “Excess Stock Collateral”) shall secure only the indebtedness liabilities and obligations of U.K. Subsidiaries and/or any other CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In no event shall the Excess Stock Collateral secure the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers or the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of a captive insurance company or captive surety company if the granting of such Lien would violate applicable law or require the consent of any applicable regulatory bodypurposes herein expressed.
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The Collateral. Upon the Collateral Release Date, the Agent shall terminate and release all Liens securing the Obligations and Hedging Liability. Prior to the Collateral Release Date, the Obligations and Hedging Liability (i) of the U.S. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and other personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.)Guarantors, together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and all proceeds of the foregoing, and (ii) of the U.K. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers, U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors, together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers, the U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and all proceeds of the foregoing; provided however that unless and until the Required Lenders otherwise elect: ; (xi) the Borrowers and the Guarantors shall not be required to note the Agent’s Lien on any certificate of title issued for a vehicle or to perfect a Lien on fixtures, fixtures and (yii) no Guarantor, the fair market value of whose assets aggregate less than $5,000,000 1,000,000 shall be required to grant Liens on its assets to the Agent, further provided that:
(i) Liens on (a) any contract (or modification thereof) (a “Contract”) to which any Guarantor is a party (“Contractor”), the performance of which is guaranteed by any bond, undertaking, instrument of guarantee or any continuation, extension, alteration, renewal or substitution thereof, executed by any bonding company of a Contractor; (b) any subcontract or purchase order and against any legal entity and its bonding company which has contracted with a Contractor to furnish labor, materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with any Contract; (c) monies, Contract balances, due or to become due any Contractor on any Contract, including all monies earned or unearned which are unpaid at the time of notification by a bonding company to the obligee of the bonding company’s rights under any agreement of indemnity with a Contractor; (d) any actions, causes of action, claims or demands whatsoever which a Contractor may have or acquire against any party to a Contract or arising out of or in connection with any Contract, including but not limited to those against obligees and design professionals any bonding company or bonding companies of any obligee; (e) any and all rights, title, interest in, or use of any patent, copyright or trade secret which is or may be necessary for the completion of any bonded work; (f) all monies due or to become due to a Contractor on any policy of insurance relating to any claims arising out of the performance of any Contract or to premium refunds, including, but not limited to, builders risk, fire, employee dishonesty or workers’ compensation policies; (g) all supplies, tools, plants, material, inventory, and equipment (whether completely manufactured or not), wherever located, which have been or hereafter may be purchased, used, or acquired for use, entirely or partly, in connection with -30- or to be incorporated into the matter that is the subject of any Contract; and (h) all amounts that may be owing from time to time by a bonding company to a Contractor or any Guarantor in any capacity including, without limitation, any balance or share belonging to such Contractor or Guarantor or any deposit or other account with a bonding company; and (i) other assets required by bonding companies to be collateral in connection with their issuance of payment and/or performance bonds, may in each case be subject to prior Liens in favor of bonding companies to secure obligations in connection with such payment and performance bonds, in each case to the extent such bonds are permitted hereunder;
(ii) no Lien need be granted on any asset subject to a lien permitted by Section 7.11(e), (i), (l) (as to Liens on fixed assets only), (m) or (nm);
(iii) no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or on the capital stock or assets of a corporation identified on Schedule 5.2 as a designated Foreign Subsidiaryforeign subsidiary;
(iv) no Liens need be granted on real property unless and until the Required Lenders so require;
(v) Liens granted shall may be subject and may be subordinate to Liens permitted by Section 7.11 Sections 7.11(a), (b), (c), (e), (g), (h), (j), (k), (n), and (o) hereof;
(vvi) Liens need not be perfected by possession or control (but may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement) on (A) notes receivable having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 2,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 10,000,000 in the aggregate, (B) aggregate or on bonds or notes pledged to the City of New York in lieu of retainage retainage;
(vii) Liens need not be perfected by possession or control (Cbut may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement) on equity securities (other than capital stock of Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent required hereby) having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 1,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 5,000,000 in the aggregate;
(viviii) no Lien lien need be granted on any contract, license, permit or franchise, that validly prohibits the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in favor of the Agent of a security interest in such contract, license, permit or franchise (or in any rights or property obtained by such Person under such contract, license, permit or franchise);
(viiix) no Lien lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that any valid and enforceable law or regulation applicable to such rights or property prohibits the creation of a security interest therein;
(viiix) no Lien lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that such rights or property secure purchase money financing therefor permitted by this Credit Agreement and the agreements providing such purchase money financing prohibit the creation of a further security interest therein; and
(ixxi) Liens on deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity accounts maintained by the Borrowers and the Guarantors need not be perfected by entering into a control agreement or otherwise. The Borrowers agree that they will, and will cause the Guarantors to, from time to time at the request of the Agent or the Required Lenders execute and deliver such documents, security agreements, assignments, pledges, hypothecs or charges and do such acts and things as the Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request in order to provide for or perfect such Liens on the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Collateral owned by the U.K. Subsidiaries, EMCOR International Inc. Subsidiaries and any other CFC Controlled Foreign Corporation (“CFC”) as such term is defined a Section 957 of the Code whose assets are included as part of the Collateral (including without limitation equity interests in other U.K. Subsidiaries) shall secure solely the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.K. Subsidiaries and any CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and not the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of the capital stock of each U.K. Subsidiary, EMCOR International Inc. Subsidiary and any other CFC owned by the Company or a U.S. Subsidiary Corporation and constituting Collateral in excess of 65% of the total issued and outstanding capital stock of such Subsidiary (herein, the “Excess Stock Collateral”) shall secure only the indebtedness liabilities and obligations of U.K. Subsidiaries and/or any other CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In no event shall the Excess Stock Collateral secure the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers or the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of a captive insurance company or captive surety company if the granting of such Lien would violate applicable law or require the consent of any applicable regulatory body.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Emcor Group Inc)
The Collateral. Upon the Collateral Release Date, the Agent shall terminate and release all Liens securing the Obligations and Hedging Liability. Prior to the Collateral Release Date, the Obligations and Hedging Liability (i) of the U.S. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and other personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.)Guarantors, together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and all proceeds of the foregoing, and (ii) of the U.K. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers, U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors, together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers, the U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and all proceeds of the foregoing; provided however that unless and until the Required Lenders otherwise elect: ; (xi) the Borrowers and the Guarantors shall not be required to note the Agent’s Lien on any certificate of title issued for a vehicle or to perfect a Lien on fixtures, fixtures and (yii) no Guarantor, the fair market value of whose assets aggregate less than $5,000,000 1,000,000 shall be required to grant Liens on its assets to the Agent, further provided that:
(i) Liens on (a) any contract (or modification thereof) (a “Contract”) to which any Guarantor is a party (“Contractor”), the performance of which is guaranteed by any bond, undertaking, instrument of guarantee or any continuation, extension, alteration, renewal or substitution thereof, executed by any bonding company of a Contractor; (b) any subcontract or purchase order and against any legal entity and its bonding company which has contracted with a Contractor to furnish labor, materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with any Contract; (c) monies, Contract balances, due or to become due any Contractor on any Contract, including all monies earned or unearned which are unpaid at the time of notification by a bonding company to the obligee of the bonding company’s rights under any agreement of indemnity with a Contractor; (d) any actions, causes of action, claims or demands whatsoever which a Contractor may have or acquire against any party to a Contract or arising out of or in connection with any Contract, including but not limited to those against obligees and design professionals any bonding company or bonding companies of any obligee; (e) any and all rights, title, interest in, or use of any patent, copyright or trade secret which is or may be necessary for the completion of any bonded work; (f) all monies due or to become due to a Contractor on any policy of insurance relating to any claims arising out of the performance of any Contract or to premium refunds, including, but not limited to, builders risk, fire, employee dishonesty or workers’ compensation policies; (g) all supplies, tools, plants, material, inventory, and equipment (whether completely manufactured or not), wherever located, which have been or hereafter may be purchased, used, or acquired for use, entirely or partly, in connection with -30- or to be incorporated into the matter that is the subject of any Contract; and (h) all amounts that may be owing from time to time by a bonding company to a Contractor or any Guarantor in any capacity including, without limitation, any balance or share belonging to such Contractor or Guarantor or any deposit or other account with a bonding company; and (i) other assets required by bonding companies to be collateral in connection with their issuance of payment and/or performance bonds, may in each case be subject to prior Liens in favor of bonding companies to secure obligations in connection with such payment and performance bonds, in each case to the extent such bonds are permitted hereunder;
(ii) no Lien need be granted on any asset subject to a lien permitted by Section 7.11(e), (i), (l) (as to Liens on fixed assets only), (m) or (nm);
(iii) no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or on the capital stock or assets of a corporation identified on Schedule 5.2 as a designated Foreign Subsidiary;
(iv) no Liens need be granted on real property unless and until the Required Lenders so require;
(v) Liens granted shall may be subject and may be subordinate to Liens permitted by Section 7.11 Sections 7.11(a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (h), (j), (k), and (n) hereof;
(vvi) Liens need not be perfected by possession or control (but may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement) on (A) notes receivable having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 2,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 10,000,000 in the aggregate, (B) aggregate or on bonds or notes pledged to the City of New York in lieu of retainage retainage;
(vii) Liens need not be perfected by possession or control (Cbut may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement) on equity securities (other than capital stock of Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent required hereby) having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 2,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 10,000,000 in the aggregate;
(viviii) no Lien need be granted on any contract, license, permit or franchise, that validly prohibits the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in favor of the Agent of a security interest in such contract, license, permit or franchise (or in any rights or property obtained by such Person under such contract, license, permit or franchise);
(viiix) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that any valid and enforceable law or regulation applicable to such rights or property prohibits the creation of a security interest therein;
(viiix) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that such rights or property secure purchase money financing therefor permitted by this Credit Agreement and the agreements providing such purchase money financing prohibit the creation of a further security interest therein; and
(ixxi) Liens on deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity accounts maintained by the Borrowers and the Guarantors need not be perfected by entering into a control agreement or otherwise. The Borrowers agree that they will, and will cause the Guarantors to, from time to time at the request of the Agent or the Required Lenders execute and deliver such documents, security agreements, assignments, pledges, hypothecs or charges and do such acts and things as the Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request in order to provide for or perfect such Liens on the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Collateral owned by the U.K. Subsidiaries, EMCOR International Inc. Subsidiaries and any other CFC whose assets are included as part of the Collateral (including without limitation equity interests in other U.K. Subsidiaries) shall secure solely the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.K. Subsidiaries and any CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and not the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of the capital stock of each U.K. Subsidiary, EMCOR International Inc. Subsidiary and any other CFC owned by the Company or a U.S. Subsidiary Corporation and constituting Collateral in excess of 65% of the total issued and outstanding capital stock of such Subsidiary (herein, the “Excess Stock Collateral”) shall secure only the indebtedness liabilities and obligations of U.K. Subsidiaries and/or any other CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In no event shall the Excess Stock Collateral secure the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers or the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of a captive insurance company or captive surety company if the granting of such Lien would violate applicable law or require the consent of any applicable regulatory body.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Emcor Group Inc)
The Collateral. Upon the Collateral Release Date, the Agent shall terminate and release all Liens securing the Obligations and Hedging Liability. Prior to the Collateral Release Date, the Obligations and Hedging Liability (i) of the U.S. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and other personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.), together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and all proceeds of the foregoing, and (ii) of the U.K. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers, U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors, together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers, the U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and all proceeds of the foregoing; provided however that unless and until the Required Lenders otherwise elect: (x) the Borrowers and the Guarantors shall not be required to note the Agent’s Lien on any certificate of title issued for a vehicle or to perfect a Lien on fixtures, and (y) no Guarantor, the fair market value of whose assets aggregate less than $5,000,000 shall be required to grant Liens on its assets to the Agent, further provided that:
(i) Liens on (a) any contract (or modification thereof) (a “Contract”) to which any Guarantor is a party (“Contractor”), the performance of which is guaranteed by any bond, undertaking, instrument of guarantee or any continuation, extension, alteration, renewal or substitution thereof, executed by any bonding company of a Contractor; (b) any subcontract or purchase order and against any legal entity and its bonding company which has contracted with a Contractor to furnish labor, materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with any Contract; (c) monies, Contract balances, due or to become due any Contractor on any Contract, including all monies earned or unearned which are unpaid at the time of notification by a bonding company to the obligee of the bonding company’s rights under any agreement of indemnity with a Contractor; (d) any actions, causes of action, claims or demands whatsoever which a Contractor may have or acquire against any party to a Contract or arising out of or in connection with any Contract, including but not limited to those against obligees and design professionals any bonding company or bonding companies of any obligee; (e) any and all rights, title, interest in, or use of any patent, copyright or trade secret which is or may be necessary for the completion of any bonded work; (f) all monies due or to become due to a Contractor on any policy of insurance relating to any claims arising out of the performance of any Contract or to premium refunds, including, but not limited to, builders risk, fire, employee dishonesty or workers’ compensation policies; (g) all supplies, tools, plants, material, inventory, and equipment (whether completely manufactured or not), wherever located, which have been or hereafter may be purchased, used, or acquired for use, entirely or partly, in connection with -30- or to be incorporated into the matter that is the subject of any Contract; (h) all amounts that may be owing from time to time by a bonding company to a Contractor or any Guarantor in any capacity including, without limitation, any balance or share belonging to such Contractor or Guarantor or any deposit or other account with a bonding company; and (i) other assets required by bonding companies to be collateral in connection with their issuance of payment and/or performance bonds, may in each case be subject to prior Liens in favor of bonding companies to secure obligations in connection with such payment and performance bonds, in each case to the extent such bonds are permitted hereunder;
(ii) no Lien need be granted on any asset subject to a lien permitted by Section 7.11(e), (i), (l) (as to Liens on fixed assets only), (m) or (n);
(iii) no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or on the capital stock or assets of a corporation identified on Schedule 5.2 as a designated Foreign Subsidiary;
(iv) Liens granted shall be subject and may be subordinate to Liens permitted by Section 7.11 hereof;
(v) Liens need not be perfected by possession or control (but may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement) on (A) notes receivable having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 in the aggregate, (B) bonds or notes pledged to the City of New York in lieu of retainage or (C) on equity securities (other than capital stock of Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent required hereby) having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 in the aggregate;
(vi) no Lien need be granted on any contract, license, permit or franchise, that validly prohibits the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in favor of the Agent of a security interest in such contract, license, permit or franchise (or in any rights or property obtained by such Person under such contract, license, permit or franchise);
(vii) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that any valid and enforceable law or regulation applicable to such rights or property prohibits the creation of a security interest therein;
(viii) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that such rights or property secure purchase money financing therefor permitted by this Credit Agreement and the agreements providing such purchase money financing prohibit the creation of a further security interest therein; and
(ix) Liens on deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity accounts maintained by the Borrowers and the Guarantors need not be perfected by entering into a control agreement or otherwise. The Borrowers agree that they will, and will cause the Guarantors to, from time to time at the request of the Agent or the Required Lenders execute and deliver such documents, security agreements, assignments, pledges, hypothecs or charges and do such acts and things as the Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request in order to provide for or perfect such Liens on the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Collateral owned by the U.K. Subsidiaries, EMCOR International Inc. and any other CFC whose assets are included as part of the Collateral (including without limitation equity interests in other U.K. Subsidiaries) shall secure solely the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.K. Subsidiaries and any CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and not the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of the capital stock of each U.K. Subsidiary, EMCOR International Inc. and any other CFC owned by the Company or a U.S. Subsidiary and constituting Collateral in excess of 65% of the total issued and outstanding capital stock of such Subsidiary (herein, the “Excess Stock Collateral”) shall secure only the indebtedness liabilities and obligations of U.K. Subsidiaries and/or any other CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In no event shall the Excess Stock Collateral secure the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers or the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of a captive insurance company or captive surety company if the granting of such Lien would violate applicable law or require the consent of any applicable regulatory body.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (EMCOR Group, Inc.)
The Collateral. Upon the Collateral Release Date, the Agent shall terminate and release all Liens securing the Obligations and Hedging Liability. Prior to the Collateral Release Date, the Obligations and Hedging Liability (i) of the U.S. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and other personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.), together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors (other than EMCOR International Inc.) and all proceeds of the foregoing, and (ii) of the U.K. Borrowers shall be secured by valid and perfected first Liens on all inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and personal property (as further described in the Collateral Documents) of the U.S. Borrowers, U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, all capital stock of all Guarantors, together with all instruments, securities, chattel paper and intangibles of the U.S. Borrowers, the U.K. Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and the U.K. Subsidiaries which are Guarantors and all proceeds of the foregoing; provided however that unless and until the Required Lenders otherwise elect: (x) the Borrowers and the Guarantors shall not be required to note the Agent’s Lien on any certificate of title issued for a vehicle or to perfect a Lien on fixtures, and (y) no Guarantor, the fair market value of whose assets aggregate less than $5,000,000 5,000,000, shall be required to grant Liens on its assets to the Agent, further provided that:
(i) Liens on (a) any contract (or modification thereof) (a “Contract”) to which any Guarantor is a party (“Contractor”), the performance of which is guaranteed by any bond, undertaking, instrument of guarantee or any continuation, extension, alteration, renewal or substitution thereof, executed by any bonding company of a Contractor; (b) any subcontract or purchase order and against any legal entity and its bonding company which has contracted with a Contractor to furnish labor, materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with any Contract; (c) monies, Contract balances, due or to become due any Contractor on any Contract, including all monies earned or unearned which are unpaid at the time of notification by a bonding company to the obligee of the bonding company’s rights under any agreement of indemnity with a Contractor; (d) any actions, causes of action, claims or demands whatsoever which a Contractor may have or acquire against any party to a Contract or arising out of or in connection with any Contract, including but not limited to those against obligees and design professionals any bonding company or bonding companies of any obligee; (e) any and all rights, title, interest in, or use of any patent, copyright or trade secret which is or may be necessary for the completion of any bonded work; (f) all monies due or to become due to a Contractor on any policy of insurance relating to any claims arising out of the performance of any Contract or to premium refunds, including, but not limited to, builders risk, fire, employee dishonesty or workers’ compensation policies; (g) all supplies, tools, plants, material, inventory, and equipment (whether completely manufactured or not), wherever located, which have been or hereafter may be purchased, used, or acquired for use, entirely or partly, in connection with -30- or to be incorporated into the matter that is the subject of any Contract; (h) all amounts that may be owing from time to time by a bonding company to a Contractor or any Guarantor in any capacity including, without limitation, any balance or share belonging to such Contractor or Guarantor or any deposit or other account with a bonding company; and (i) other assets required by bonding companies to be collateral in connection with their issuance of payment and/or performance bonds, may in each case be subject to prior Liens in favor of bonding companies to secure obligations in connection with such payment and performance bonds, in each case to the extent such bonds are permitted hereunder;
(ii) no Lien need be granted on any asset subject to a lien permitted by Section 7.11(e), (i), (l) (as to Liens on fixed assets only), (m) or (n);
(iii) no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or on the capital stock or assets of a corporation identified on Schedule 5.2 as a designated Foreign Subsidiary;
(iv) Liens granted shall be subject and may be subordinate to Liens permitted by Section 7.11 hereof;
(v) Liens need not be perfected by possession or control (but may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement) on (A) notes receivable having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 in the aggregate, (B) bonds or notes pledged to the City of New York in lieu of retainage or (C) on equity securities (other than capital stock of Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent required hereby) having a fair value of less than $5,000,000 in any instance and $40,000,000 in the aggregate;
(vi) no Lien need be granted on any contract, license, permit or franchise, that validly prohibits the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in favor of the Agent of a security interest in such contract, license, permit or franchise (or in any rights or property obtained by such Person under such contract, license, permit or franchise);
(vii) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that any valid and enforceable law or regulation applicable to such rights or property prohibits the creation of a security interest therein;
(viii) no Lien need be granted on any rights or property to the extent that such rights or property secure purchase money financing therefor permitted by this Credit Agreement and the agreements providing such purchase money financing prohibit the creation of a further security interest therein; and
(ix) Liens on deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity accounts maintained by the Borrowers and the Guarantors need not be perfected by entering into a control agreement or otherwise. The Borrowers agree that they will, and will cause the Guarantors to, from time to time at the request of the Agent or the Required Lenders execute and deliver such documents, security agreements, assignments, pledges, hypothecs or charges and do such acts and things as the Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request in order to provide for or perfect such Liens on the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Collateral owned by the U.K. Subsidiaries, EMCOR International Inc. and any other CFC whose assets are included as part of the Collateral (including without limitation equity interests in other U.K. Subsidiaries) shall secure solely the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.K. Subsidiaries and any CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and not the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of the capital stock of each U.K. Subsidiary, EMCOR International Inc. and any other CFC owned by the Company or a U.S. Subsidiary and constituting Collateral in excess of 65% of the total issued and outstanding capital stock of such Subsidiary (herein, the “Excess Stock Collateral”) shall secure only the indebtedness liabilities and obligations of U.K. Subsidiaries and/or any other CFC hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In no event shall the Excess Stock Collateral secure the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the U.S. Borrowers or the U.S. Subsidiaries hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lien need be granted on the capital stock of a captive insurance company or captive surety company if the granting of such Lien would violate applicable law or require the consent of any applicable regulatory body.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (EMCOR Group, Inc.)